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Montreal, QC

Internship

Hybrid

$68K/yr - $105K/yr

Intern

IBM Consulting is IBM’s consulting and global professional services business focused on business and technology transformation. The Intern Data Scientist will work with a multidisciplinary consulting team to conceptualize, develop, and deploy machine learning solutions for enterprise-scale client and internal projects using cloud-based data science technologies.

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Responsibilities

Our team is looking for candidates with exceptional technical aptitude, a passion for applied data science, and an interest in telling stories through data to solve real world business problems
The successful candidate will join a fast-paced consulting team, composed of Partners, Product Managers, Data Scientists, Architects and Software Engineers to conceptualize, develop and deploy machine learning solutions to solve enterprise-scale problems
As an Intern Data Scientist, you’ll have the unique opportunity to learn and use industry leading data science technologies on a cloud platform (e.g. IBM Cloud, Azure) by working on innovative projects that generate value for external client engagements or internal initiatives
IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers
The courage our IBMers must make critical decisions every day is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do

Qualification

Required

This position resides in Toronto or Montreal and is a 4-month work term commencing in January 2027
All applicants must be eligible to work full-time in Canada and enrolled full-time in an eligible post-secondary program
It is mandatory that applicants return to full-time studies upon completion of the work term
Candidates pursuing Bachelor's or Master's degrees are eligible
MBA and PhD candidates are not eligible for this opportunity
Bachelor's Degree
Demonstrated familiarity or interest in machine learning, statistical analysis, or data mining through previous internships, personal/academic projects, hackathons, and/or publications
Experience with one or more scripting languages (Python preferred), or a proven computer science foundation
Hands-on experience with GenAI/Agentic AI Frameworks (eg. Microsoft Agent Framework, langchain, semantic kernel, LangGraph, AutoGen, etc.) and LLM concepts (prompt-engineering, RAG, etc.)
Able to confidently communicate ideas to an audience of peers/managers, comfortable and effective in working independently and as a member of a cross-functional team

Preferred

Minimum one work term in a data science or machine learning related role
Experience using machine-learning/data science libraries in python (scikit-learn, SciPy, pandas, TensorFlow, PyTorch)
General familiarity with databases and data-engineering tools (SQL, Spark)
Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g. IBM, Cloud, Azure, AWS)

Benefits

Long-term career growth and development opportunities
Opportunity to learn and use industry-leading data science technologies on a cloud platform
4-month work term commencing in January 2027

IBM provides technology and consulting, including software, infrastructure systems, and cloud-based solutions.

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